The President of the Federal Republic, Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, on Thursday visited Garowe town and it will be his first trip to Puntland after the elections in May 2022.
When Hassan Sheikh arrived in Garowe, he was welcomed at the airport by Puntland governor Said Deni, his deputy and the chairman of the Puntland House of Representatives.
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Although people have different views on the status of the reception, it can be said that the main thing that was missing was that President Hassan Sheikh was not given the opportunity to talk to the public and the media, to explain the purpose of his trip, while the country is in a very difficult humanitarian situation, as he is the president of the country.
Private meetings
Said Deni had long meetings with President Hassan Sheikh, there is no detailed information about those meetings other that they were mostly personal judgments that resulted from the election of the President, the appointment of the prime minister, the formation of the government, and the future of cooperation between the two sides.
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A person close to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who spoke to Somali Times on the condition of anonymity, said that President Hassan Sheikh rejected the Said Deni debate, but now they are looking for real cooperation.
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Somalia High Level Partnership Forum
President Hassan Sheikh has requested the governor of Puntland Said Deni to work with the Friends of the International Community of Somalia meeting to be held in September 2022. On the other hand, he specifically requested to work with him on the issue of Jubaland which may pose a threat to the security and unity of Jubaland and the Somali government in general.
Information obtained by Somali Times from members close to both parties says that governor Deni argued that the change that has come to Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud as the President was due to him being Said Deni, he said first of all that the former administration of Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo came against them that they did not hold the election as they wanted, that he spent money even in the National Security uprising against Farmajo, but when he reaped the fruits of the tree he planted, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud did not respect anyone, and did not consider even the friends of National Security.
The special meeting for Puntland
Last night, Said Deni held a meeting with his deputy, Ahmed Elmi Osman, and the chairman of the House of Representatives, and discussed President Hassan’s request to work with the United Nations, and the general situation in the country, and they agreed to work with him. President Hassan, who is facing challenges in the country, will be removed.
Tonight, Saturday 27 August, is scheduled for the first honor dinner for President Hassan Sheikh who is spending the third night in Garowe, after marathon meetings between only two corrupt Somali Times found out.
Anger caused by the President’s trip
There is a lot of anger caused by the way the presidency of Puntland managed the visit of Hassan Sheikh, who was supposed to meet with scholars, civil society organizations, drought committee, women, scholars and young people of Puntland and listen to their suggestions, some of the most important people. An insider in the meetings between Hassan Sheikh and Said Deni argues that Deni greatly personalized the visit of the President and it was like an arbitration and he demanded from President Hassan, issues such as.
To support the multi-party program of Puntland
The argument of some of the politicians is to distinguish between Said Abdullahi Deni and the Somali Government of Puntland that they are two different, Puntland has existed, will continue to exist, and will soon go to elections.
Puntland is bigger than a few things that can be put in someone’s pocket, the authorities of Puntland are required not to discuss personal interests and to advocate for the rights of Puntland which is missing from the Mogadishu based government.
President Hassan Sheikh should meet with the community of Puntland is in a difficult situation, the President should see the situation with his eyes and send him away, it is better to listen to the advice of people who are active in the community and not to go back like that on Sunday.